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File:COROT-7b.JPG COROT-7b |
Name[]
- COROT-7b
Discovery date[]
Discoverer[]
- COROT mission[1]
Orbiting[]
Characteristics[]
- Mass = 4.8 Earth mass[2]
- Radius = 1.68 Earth radius[2]
- Density ~ 5.6 g/cm3[1]
- Semi-major axis = 0.017 AU[2]
- Eccentricity = 0[2]
- Orbital period = 0.9 Earth days[2]
- Effective temperature = 1300-1800 K[1]
About the exoplanet[]
- COROT-7b orbits very close from its parent star, causing extremely hot temperature at its surface.[1]
- Possibly a large terrestrial planet.[1]
- Has a density similar to Earth's.[1]
Sources[]
References[]
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